Free Things To Do in Your City

I know that a common misconception is that nothing in life is free but I'm here to tell you, that's bull.  There are plenty great free things to do and free places to be, you just have to search for them.   

Try your local about town newspaper.  Here in Memphis, we have The Memphis Flyer, a wonderful publication that has loads of free and inexpensive activities for the family, couples, and singles.  You just have to open the pages or check out their website.   Look under We Recommend  or type free into the on site search.

Check out the internet.  Just by Googling the words free stuff, I was able to find a website with a whole list of things to do and places to go around Memphis for free.    Things like a moonlit stroll along the Mississippi River, the Mud Island River Park, the Memphis Zoo free days, and the daily March of the Peabody Ducks.

Make sure you have your location properly entered in the left of your Google search screen and voila`! 


Do this search once a week and you'll never be without weekend plans.  There is always something to do and plenty of ways to live it up in a down economy.  With a little perseverance, a mouse and a keyboard, you can open up a whole new world of discount and  free entertainment in your city.   If I can find a whole list of things to do for free in New York City, so can you.

Tell me about some of the fun things you've found.

If you are like Faith D., a native of Memphis, TN, then here are some things you can try for free:

Free Things To Do In Memphis

By Teresa R. Simpson, About.com Guide

Overton Park
Take a picnic, take a walk by the lake, play on the playground and watch the sunset. 

The International Goat Days Festival
September 9-10, 2011
Yes, there will be a goat parade and a barbeque.  But they will not be barbequing the goats. 
Check it out at internationalgoatdays.com.                    

Hattiloo in the Park
September 10, 2011 noon-3pm
Dance, music, and plays at Mud Island River Park

Free TV

Free TV?  Why yes, there is such a thing.  If you have a computer -- you probably wouldn't be reading this if you didn't-- , and enough bandwith to view those annoying commercial ads that seem to be on everyone's site, you'll be able to watch some of your favorite shows and movies for free!

If you are like hubby and I, you don't have or cannot afford cable, and you lost all of your "free" basic channels in the great digital shift a few years ago.  I even have digital TVs with built in tuners but pixelation makes them pretty much unwatchable.  So we found ourselves in a dilemma.

Actually, we were freaking out! We couldn't watch Supernatural or How I Met Your Mother anymore without missing half the show while the pixels tried to unfreeze themselves. 

It sucked. 

Big Fish Games Labor Day Sale

Big Fish Games is having an end of summer Labor Day Sale this weekend with all regular PC and Mac games (not collector's editions) on sale for $4.99.  All iPhone and iPad games are on sale for just 99 cents.

Big Fish offers a wide array of games from child and family oriented SpongeBob Games and Diner Dash to games that are more adult in nature like Penny Dreadfuls Sweeny Todd and Mystery Murders: Jack the Ripper.  

Some of my favorites to play with my son are the Dora the Explorer games and the Princess Isabella series.   I particularly enjoyed Big Fish Games' created Drawn series.  Be sure to check them out.

All games are available to try for free for 60 minutes.  This offer ends September 5, 2011.  The coupon code is SUMMERTIME so happy shopping!

Big Fish Games also has a new weekly deal game for $2.99 and an array of games to play online for free always.




Play for Free with Faith D.

Save At Ryan's and Buffets, Inc. Buffets

Ryan's buffet has always been a favorite place to eat for me. If there's one thing my husband and I like its a good buffet. At Ryan's we get a great home cooked meal (that I don't have to cook) with a nice family atmosphere. You can find us at our local Ryan's quite often.

What many people don't know is that Ryan's not only has great food, but they have a great email saving club as well.

Not only that, Ryan's is just one of many franchises owned by Buffets, Inc. Buffets Inc. has many locations across the United States under the names: Fire Mountain, Old Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet, Granny's Buffet, Ryan's and Country Buffet.

Just Call Me Faith D Queen Of Free

My sister says I have a strange knack for finding things for free or getting a great discount.  It's true.  I don't believe in paying full price unless I cannot find it anywhere else for better. People are always asking me where I got this or how I got that. Then, they're amazed at the fact that I paid a third of what they paid for it.

I carry a bright pink Liz Claiborne purse that I bought brand new at the store for $2.00.    Of course this was a extreme case.  I'd be very hard pressed to find that sort of deal again but my last Apostrophe bag and  the last Nine West purse I bought cost a whopping $11.  How? Because I don't mess around when it comes to finding a deal.